Israel has ‘historic’ opportunity to change direction, says leader of Arab coalition

Yousef Jabareen says he is ready to join forces with opposition bloc to oust Benjamin Netanyahu after winning record number of seats in Knesset The leader of Israel’s main Palestinian coalition, which holds the balance of power after Tuesday’s elections, has said the country is facing a historic opportunity to change direction. Yousef Jabareen, the head of the Joint List, said he was ready to join forces with the “Change” bloc to oust Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right coalition, and to wrest control of the Knesset. Continue reading...

以色列议会选举后，阿拉伯政党以创纪录的19席成为关键少数，联合阿拉伯党团领袖贾巴林表示愿从外部支持“变革”阵营推翻内塔尼亚胡政府。他提出结束对巴勒斯坦人的占领、停止战争并重启谈判等条件，同时担忧内塔尼亚胡借对外战争拖延政治过渡。